Highlights of '24 & top stories for '25 headline Pipeline Podcast
The 2024 season was full of exciting prospect storylines, and Jonathan Mayo, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff relive it all -- while looking ahead to 2025 -- in the final episode of the year of the MLB Pipeline Podcast.
Marlins get 2 prospects, send Luzardo to Phillies
MIAMI -- In a rare move swung between National League East rivals, the Marlins traded left-hander Jes¨²s Luzardo and Minor League catcher Paul McIntosh to the Phillies for a pair of top prospects, the team announced Sunday. Joining the Marlins' organization are shortstop Starlyn Caba (Philadelphia's No. 4 prospect per
Prospect stats of the year -- each team¡¯s best of 2024
We don¡¯t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It¡¯s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first
Inbox: Evaluating prospects in recent trades
Welcome to the final MLB Pipeline Inbox of 2024! We¡¯re about to enter into the holiday season and I¡¯m in a giving mood, and clearly you were, too, given the volumes of questions folks sent in. I¡¯m going to give a hat tip to frequent contributor Stevie D., who asked
No. 1 int'l prospect Sasaki has started meeting with teams in person
MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who is seeking an MLB opportunity via the posting system. At 23 years old, Sasaki is subject to international bonus pool money restrictions, which are placed on foreign-born players unless they are at least 25
Orioles see big things ahead for MLB's No. 8 prospect Mayo
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Who will sign Sasaki? 2 division rivals appear to have big edge
Ever since Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, met with the media at the Winter Meetings, there¡¯s been speculation about which team might be the best fit to land the prized right-hander, who was recently posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. As one executive put it when asked
Podcast: Who will be No. 1 Draft pick, Rookies of the Year in 2025?
As the world begins to prepare for another turn around the sun, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff put a bow on a busy 2024 and peek into their crystal ball to see surprises baseball might have in store in the new year.
Get to know the prospects dealt around the Winter Meetings
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Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft
The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.
How the Rule 5 Draft impacted 12 teams' Top 30 Prospects lists
MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline
Nats win Lottery, get No. 1 pick in 2025; M's, Cards make big moves up board
DALLAS ¨C In the 2009 and ¡®10 MLB Drafts, the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 pick and turned those selections into a pair of franchise-changing players, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. At Tuesday¡¯s Draft Lottery during the 2024 Winter Meetings, Washington earned another shot at the very top of
Marlins' roster moves and injury updates
This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Marlins signings, news and transactions.
The Show Before the Show: Episode 485
Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other
Quero motivated by competition behind the dish
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Newly acquired INF Durbin aiming for big impact
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New to White Sox org, prospects Meidroth, Gonzalez set bar high for '25
The White Sox introduced infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez to the local media on Tuesday afternoon. The duo was part of the trade package Chicago acquired when it sent left-hander Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox last week. Meidroth, the 13th-best prospect in the organization, according to MLB
Romo ready for next step on learning curve in 2025
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'Catching is gold' as White Sox bring in Teel
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Longtime prospect teammates reunite thanks to Rays' Rule 5 moves
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Road to The Show?: White Sox lefty Schultz
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at top White Sox prospect Noah Schultz. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Noah Schultz reigns as the jewel of a
Examining the Marlins' new prospects
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Which A's will make an impact in 2025?
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Rays trade Springs for trio of prospects, including MLB-ready starter
TAMPA, Fla. -- With starting pitching to spare, the Rays swung a trade Saturday that brought their rotation into clearer focus and further fortified their highly regarded Minor League system. The Rays dealt starter Jeffrey Springs and left-hander Jacob Lopez to the Athletics for high-ceiling/MLB-ready starter Joe Boyle, first base
Why Reifert's 'extreme' slider made him a Rule 5 Draft pick
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